Install applications in Knoppix. Possible?

**joelomar** · 06-02-2004, 04:27 PM

I want to know if I want to install, say GNUCash, in Knoppix if this is possible? Do I have to create a persistent homedir?? Any tips will be appreciated.

**j.drake** · 06-02-2004, 04:38 PM

It's already in Knoppix.

But yes, it is possible with a persistent home. Click the docs tab at the top and read about it, or maybe use the search box to search the threads.

JD

**joelomar** · 06-02-2004, 05:00 PM

I don't seem to find it anywhere!!. I've Knoppix 3.4.

**j.drake** · 06-03-2004, 04:29 AM

Well, now that you've called me on it, I don't find it in 3.4 either!! I thought I remembered seeing it, but it may have been back from when I was using ver. 3.2

My apologies!

Perhaps I can help make up for my faulty memory by providing a link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/

JD

**firebyrd10** · 06-03-2004, 04:40 AM

search for klik

**DimGR** · 06-03-2004, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by joelomar

I want to know if I want to install, say GNUCash, in Knoppix if this is possible? Do I have to create a persistent homedir?? Any tips will be appreciated.

which gnucash will tell you if it is installed or not

if it is it will most lilkely be in /usr/bin/

**j.drake** · 06-03-2004, 02:34 PM

Well, that's probably true if you're talking about a HD installation of Knoppix. But given the nature of the question, I assumed we were talking about running from live CD. If you are using live CD, you can't change /usr/bin/, because it is hard-written on the CD, or it exists as a ramdisk which will disappear upon logoff. So, the best way I've found to install apps is to install to a persistent home directory, which will be defined by default as /home/knoppix/. Of course, there's nothing to stop you from setting up subdirectories of the persistent home, such as /home/knoppix/gnucash, or even /home/knoppix/usr/bin/gnucash.

BTW, I looked for gnucash in the klik installer already, but didn't see a script for it. firebyrd is right that if an install script for gnucash is prepared under klik, that would be a particularly easy and effective way to install. Apparently, gnucash requires some degree of setup, which I haven't yet had time to figure out, so I'm really in no position to advise on that issue.

JD